The Red Shoes
683 reviews
Drama/Romance
2h 13m
1948
In this classic drama, Vicky Page is an aspiring ballerina torn between her dedication to dance and her desire to love. While her imperious instructor, Boris Lermontov, urges to her...
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In this classic drama, Vicky Page is an aspiring ballerina torn between her dedication to dance and her desire to love. While her imperious instructor, Boris Lermontov, urges to her to forget anything but ballet, Vicky begins to fall for the charming young composer Julian Craster. Eventually Vicky, under great emotional stress, must choose to pursue either her art or her romance, a decision that carries serious consequences.
- DirectorEmeric Pressburger
- Release6 September 1948
- Genre
- Duration2h 13m
- Budget$500,000
- Revenue?
- Rate683 reviews
- Productions
The Archers
Cast

Moira Shearer
Victoria Page

Anton Walbrook
Boris Lermontov

Marius Goring
Julian Craster

Léonide Massine
Grischa Ljubov

Robert Helpmann
Ivan Boleslawsky

Albert Bassermann
Sergei Ratov

Esmond Knight
Livy

Ludmilla Tchérina
Irina Boronskaja

Bill Shine
Her Mate

Austin Trevor
Prof. Palmer

Irene Browne
Lady Neston

Jerry Verno
Stage-Door Keeper

Marcel Poncin
M. Boudin

Patrick Troughton
BBC Radio Announcer (voice)

Emeric Pressburger
Extra at Cannes train station (uncredited)
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